Defence general

10 Jan 2019

17 Dec 2018

The helicopter, which is powered by TM/HAL Ardiden 1U/Shakti 1U single turbo shaft engine, will be capable of flying at 220 kmph, with a service ceiling of 6.5 km and a range of 350 m with 400 kg payload

13 Dec 2018

10 Dec 2018

The 5,000-km range surface-to-surface ballistic missile Agni V will be inducted to the Strategic Forces Command after one more test, possibly within this month

05 Dec 2018

27 Nov 2018

26 Nov 2018

Russia on Sunday seized three Ukrainan Navy ships after a gunfire in the Kerch Strait, a narrow waterway that gives access to the Sea of Azov, in the Black Sea, raising concerns of a conflict with west-backed Ukraine

23 Nov 2018

20 Nov 2018

19 Nov 2018

09 Nov 2018

While this is the first time India will participate in talks with the Taliban, Moscow’s efforts to be a key player on Afghanistan have not quite taken off, as both India and the US are sending “non-official” teams

02 Nov 2018

01 Nov 2018

30 Oct 2018

30 Oct 2018

Both countries decided to expand their development cooperation in an open, transparent and non-exclusive manner and based on international standards, including respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity of nations

25 Oct 2018

IAI said the additional contract is for supply of LRSAM air and missile defence systems (the marine version of the AMD system Barak 8) for seven ships of the Indian Navy

23 Oct 2018

The neighbours plan to pull out all firearms from a Joint Security Area at Panmunjom and cut the number of personnel stationed there to 35 each and share information on surveillance equipment and are looking to withdraw 11 guard posts by the end of the year

22 Oct 2018

22 Oct 2018

The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, negotiated by President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev in 1987, required elimination of short-range and intermediate-range nuclear and conventional missiles by both countries

11 Oct 2018

US embassy spokesperson in New Delhi had last week clarified that the CAATSA was aimed only at Moscow and not intended to damage the military capabilities of its "allies and partners", but, when asked about the S-400 deal, Trump said "India will find out"

11 Oct 2018

Dassault is reported to have refused to take responsibility for HAL-manufactured fighters, as it had ‘doubts’ about the ability of HAL to accommodate the manufacturing and technology transfers of the aircraft

05 Oct 2018

The Norwegian Nobel Committee has awarded the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize to Congolese doctor Denis Mukwege and Iraqi national Nadia Murad “for their efforts to end the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war and armed conflict and courageously combating war crimes and seeking justice for victims

05 Oct 2018

India also signed an agreement for setting up a space monitoring station near the Russian city of Novosibirsk in Siberia and is looking to ink deal for four warships, additional Mi-17V-5 helicopters and joint production of Ka-226T helicopters besides licensed production of AK 103 assault rifles as also a military logistics deal with Russia

05 Oct 2018

04 Oct 2018

The United States is trying to impose its sanctions law, CAATSA, to thwart an India-Russia deal for S-400 air defence system, worth $8.5 billion